10/27/2026
I used to think that if I REALLY wanted to lose weight badly enough, I'd just do it.
I'd eat better.
I'd stop snacking.
I'd get my workouts in.
I'd finally have the discipline to follow through.
You can want something REALLY badly and still make choices that work against it.
And it doesn't necessarily mean you don't care enough.
For YEARS, I wanted to lose weight.
I wanted to feel comfortable in my clothes.
I wanted more energy.
I wanted to stop thinking about food all the time.
But I also wanted other things.
I wanted to relax at the end of a stressful day.
I wanted to enjoy whatever everyone else was eating.
I wanted the comfort that came from having something sweet after dinner.
I wanted to stop feeling like I was constantly saying NO to myself.
And sometimes?
THOSE WANTS WON
Not because my health didn't matter.
But because in THAT moment, something else felt more important.
Here's what I didn't understand back then.
What we believe about ourselves, food, and what we deserve can influence what we prioritize.
If I believed food was my reward for getting through a difficult day, of course I looked forward to it.
If I believed eating less meant missing out, of course I resisted it.
If I believed taking time for myself was selfish, of course my workouts were the first thing to go when someone needed me.
Those beliefs were influencing my choices LONG before I ever opened the pantry.
And I think this is where so many women get stuck.
They keep trying to change WHAT they're doing without understanding what's making those behaviors feel so important.
They think they need more willpower. More discipline. More rules.
What we really need is a better understanding of ourselves.
Because wanting to feel good NOW and wanting to feel good LONG TERM can pull us in different directions.
And the answer isn't to eliminate pleasure, comfort, or enjoyment from our lives.
It's to recognize when the things we're using for comfort are getting in the way of something we value even more.
❤️ Here's something I'm curious about...
When it comes to your health, what's ONE thing you know matters to you but keeps getting pushed aside by something else? 👇
And if you're tired of feeling pulled in two different directions, that's exactly the kind of thing Charles and I help women work through at Better Body Life.